Bausch + Lomb

With the size of the incision directly related to post-surgical vision aberrations, engineers at Bausch + Lomb in Rochester, N.Y., have recently set an ambitious goal of enabling incisions as small as 1 mm incision goal – nearly half the current minimum incision size.

The Challenge

To understand the design engineering issues involved in the highly complex cataract surgical process in order to improve products, procedures, and post-surgery visual acuity.